(SLIDELL)---The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing Tampa, Florida, teenager who was last seen in the Bayou Liberty area of Slidell.

St. Tammany Sheriff's Office Capt. George Bonnett reports that 17-year-old Blake Neuman was last seen in the 300 block of Legendre Dr. in Slidell right around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 19.

According to Capt. Bonnett, Neuman was helping his family remodel a house they had just purchased in the area, went out for a walk, and never returned.

Neuman is described as a white male, 5'7" tall, weighing 120 pounds, with a thin build and brown, shoulder-length hair. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a dark blue crew-neck tee-shirt.

Capt. Bonnett says that Neuman left his cell phone and wallet at the house, is not thought to have money or identification with him, and has no known acquaintances in the Slidell area.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Neuman, Capt. Bonnett says he or she should call the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office at 985.898.2338.

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